UK Life Sciences Bioscience and Health technology Sector Statistics 2018

Headlines

5,870 Businesses

Industry Characteristics

Biopharmaceuticals

49% industry employment 68% industry turnover

Medical Technology

51% industry employment 32% industry turnover

What is the Life Sciences Industry? Businesses involved in developing and/or producing their own pharmaceutical or medtech products, including digital health, for human health purposes. Includes supply chain and specialist service sector.

Distribution of Employment Across UK

have operations in the UK. Together these businesses employ 25% of industry total and account for 38% of turnover

Industry Employment

77% Large Companies

23% SMEs

Industry Turnover

90% Large Companies

10% SMEs

Largest Segments by Employment

1. Small Molecules
2. Digital Health
3. In vitro diagnostics

Top 3 segments account for 28% of all employment in the Core life science industry

Largest Segments by Turnover

1. Small Molecules
2. In vitro diagnostics
3. Therapeutic Proteins

Top 3 segments account for 43% of all turnover in the Core life science industry

Year-On-Year Growth - 2009 to 2018

+8% Employment Overall the life science industry increased employment by 17,400 +2.8% Turnover and turnover by £2.0bn

Service and Supply Chain An essential cluster of specialist suppliers supports the Life Science Industry in the UK. Does not include non-life science businesses.

2,580 businesses 87,500 employees £21.7bn turnover

35% of industry employment 29% of industry turnover

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